Largest collection of Star Wars Lego kits: Jon Jessesen breaks Guinness world record

Vika, Norway -- Jon Jessesen, a rail welder and track technician for the Norwegian railroad, has collected 272 unopened "Star Wars" Lego kits and owns approximately 750,000 carefully catalogued loose Lego block pieces, which he uses for building projects and trading with other Lego hobbyists, setting the new world record for the Largest collection of Star Wars Lego kits,
according to the World Record Academy: www.worldrecordacademy.com/. Photo: Jon Jessesen, a rail welder and track technician for the Norwegian railroad, has collected 272 unopened "Star Wars" Lego kits and owns approximately 750,000 carefully catalogued loose Lego block pieces, which he uses for building projects and trading with other Lego hobbyists, setting the new world record for the Largest collection of Star Wars Lego kits. (enlarge photo)

The Guinness World Records' record for the Largest collection of Star Wars memorabilia was set by Jason Joiner, of Ealing, London, UK, a special effects expert who has worked on the Star Wars films currently being made in the United Kingdom, has a collection of over 20,000 Star Wars toys.

Guinness World Records also recognized the world record for the largest collection of X-men memorabilia; it has 15,400 items and belongs to Eric Jaskolka (USA), in West Des Moines, Iowa, USA.

Jon Jessesen, a rail welder and track technician for the Norwegian railroad, has collected 272 unopened "Star Wars" Lego kits and owns approximately 750,000 carefully catalogued loose Lego block pieces, which he uses for building projects and trading with other Lego hobbyists, TheLocal.no reported.

"Collecting Lego 'Star Wars' is for me using the force to bring two wonderful worlds together with a passion for both the films and the innovation of the Lego product," Jessesen said.

He said his love for Lego kits and Star Wars has affected his personal relationships.

"My partner takes part in the building of special projects and might not be as quite as crazy as I am but has been affected positively," he said.

Jessesen said he is planning to put another floor on his house to make room for his Lego collection.

"The plan is to lift the roof of the house to make a new room to seat the whole collection, as well as the ongoing collection of Lego 'The Hobbit' and 'Lord of the Rings,'" he said.